Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2016: 39,562 (50% urban, 50% rural); it was 39,080 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,970County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,658County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,200Renter-occupied apartments: 5,986 (it was 5,063 in 2000)

% of renters here:

35%

State:

33%

Land area: 1255 sq. mi.

Water area: 43.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile (low).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Natchitoches Parish: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

(21.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.5% for Black residents, 22.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.8% for American Indian residents, 86.7% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 47.0% for other race residents, 11.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 33.9 years old
(Males: 31.9 years old, Females: 35.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.7 years old, Black residents: 28.1 years old, American Indian residents: 34.1 years old, Asian residents: 39.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.1 years old, Other race residents: 32.4 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Natchitoches Parish is $404 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $580 a month.

Agriculture in Natchitoches Parish:

Average size of farms: 341 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $101,314Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $166.54The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.82%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $74,799Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.85%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.42%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,316The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.27%Average age of principal farm operators: 56 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.26Corn for grain: 11529 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 1730 harvested acresUpland cotton: 6360 harvested acresSoybeans for beans: 12330 harvested acresLand in orchards: 2,127 acres

Earthquake activity:

Natchitoches Parish-area historical earthquake activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (452)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (369)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (311)

Congestive heart failure (274)

Atherosclerotic heart disease (234)

Senility (223)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (222)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (185)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (178)

Pneumonia, unspecified (178)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.16Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,339Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 545Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,977

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,580Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,056Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 88.3. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 117.7. This is more than state average.

97.8% of residents of Natchitoches speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (15% speak English very well, 67% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

89% of Natchitoches Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Louisiana.